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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Wingham Times, 1889-12-13, Page 4Ittkthig am Eirk: FII/DAY, DECEMBER, 18. 18t19. Par:attnaar hettlt#sox says thai trusts aro dangerous causpiraeleS. aeatinet the l uhlie geed. al'i:ari:lteoti Davis, ex -President at "the Confederate States and €t great advocate of slavery, died on Fridtt,*. • lust. T. D. Ci)Liaws, of 1l1illbroak, is 'the Conservative nominee in East 'Durham for the coming provincial e'ection. DR, AIoi3TIZ101EEnT, chief Don:Anioi quarantine oMicer,is of the opinion that Canada will be visited by Asiatic `cholera next year, and is urging. the Dominion Government to • adopt pre- •cautiouary measures. M u. 11lowAr, in his speech at Wood- atoelt, the other day. dealt very fully -with echools in French speaking, localities and he proved that Dr. Ryer- , sou's policy had always been one of toleration of the French and Carmen languages in the public schools. 11i1. W, It. MEREniTzt, leader of the Opposition in the Ontario Legislature, will address a meeting of the electors of Londou, on Monday next, when, it 13t`W Council 1'ellGly, ,IG1tM f+l}reatt�,��•c•\1.�+:.cr.4.ih►;..+`"�- be 1"�at nett from the, " oda �1 1t19l1 ch. } 'u the E3itor of els Lliwt119141',414. t4 i .. , i �that a •••t. f . 11 , f r •' E [ 11 a in t t 14 it 11 at --lt •lu L ,1V('illtg ft1d1B, which as believe can b eltp lleltco 0 othere �, y A . >f that y ie n,ded oat gathered by a emitthrittt'e If at the same tin►(+ Ira were to vent:-- i'�1111t S11#,---.l:lit!rr� has beet; fa greet eorreepeinh nt. from h(:rt• lifts ler. .per ittted by the C'iiu zi for that par- late our different ideas. and panus ill deal of wrangling over the new tow la {� away, or, hue the effort of 'het kr• our goal foeel papere ltt ISquld be hail. All G(+ 1"adi".g!r "itiz"ani air` aenrell pace Much appeared lee pee. There are.at preeent County I'uor rattle to follow them v:ith greater agreed that we slion ltl hato a "IV sprite: b tut tor, rltu" ti alld is t+t! iinw m iItlt#fit d in tale, £ iiowing t'otllltw' : safety tlntn those oI some ratan at the town hall built, the cast nut trJ t'NePett the cl1#it't f;i t;itt�,i"+I► of the fxravr ? Elgin Waterloo, rano, fjrk I,iile(111) opposite end of the ilot'luee, whosu yti,tlUQ, the antotlllt #12(1 CrStPlt�yfir', lll:IVf•4f'1, 1 rh:bl , even :einem flat` 11 cl(lleses, Norfolk, i4°t:llint;tuu, 14'f 1- locality was vastly ctiits`rr•Jtt. I flu 'voted. Th cululnittf•e allpfai tPei tg eflurit dart; a Wig, r fi"ter St•a(I id': !t laud and t'*iatric. The average cost not wish to be 111'ldr+rSt,buti Sid betting get out pians x11(1 stieCilicatltis,�flrin(l 'laiPC4 df !leas. Ftkl' N+ Tale two aYpoi•.u'. .,f the necessary hand alit'! buildings in inv'3PIf up as ala anthority, but it 1 that the building wiutd cost i ti,'}u0 tnell, t�vu este:ea nirir ficin ttatti)Lin:r it were sen di avant" mimed area p,r 1., the tzj»lnners a•,�;LJt1 aellrer't`rata tit t11P �'t' hLIt•- C}J(U'L'll pi,.Stilti rime Oenereent.tt-iJ in a very $UNpieionK looking Mahlon., Sutliff tial(!, ""Only boy nig catt1P," ',perhaps inoking for wives." for, ht, it known that bort, ruses ruin art'. et WI ttce whoa tht�y litittry ttithntit titf•ir parent's t•nneeut. But, on '1'hnnele nt Pang b►Kt tIit- 1t1Vs(f•ry ".lfieh ere shrouded the :draw was (1I-41i•1Pd, for !Lt shout T p. H. lJearly opt: llnitclref! of the /limbers nail rartlJf•rittts of tale V,hitoehurc.h col,glf,gOl•)un-••t•ulrpeeed mostly of "hour.st Mals nr+d- hc,lattir= iaKeleh" with a sprint( 1,"tr (tiC�ttJtti le'' ballast) of the more aced not: :►t the residence of Post ale:sti r Ii ender' ntf and tllttrel►ed in gn:Jdrupie order tri the tualuse, and bf•f" re tee nreep:nee thereof could 1,reatlrr twice, the enemy was in possession. 'l metier Musgrove was voted to the ohair, and in a few words gate good mud ..n.tisf:lutnry reasons for the invasion ; but promised that if there wee No resistance there would be no danger. He then nailed upon :fir. Henderson, who road to Mr. and Mra. Geddes an eloquent and weli.woided address, ex- pressing. trio great apprecintiou which those assembled had of thein as minis- ter and wife, since they had come to Whitechurch, and Messrs. Clow, Campbell and Fox, presented Mr. Geddes with a handsome "utter, two beautiful rohf•s, a set of bells and a driving whip, whilst Misses Paul and Simpson presented Mrs. Geddes with three very elegant pieces of table silvferwaie .. Theel Rev. Mr. Geddes was taken completiy by emprise, but ill a very impressive and feeling speech replied thanking his parisioners for this great token of their favor and esteem. Speeches were also mane by alessrs. T. Campbell, H. D. Hender- son and W. ;Martin. After. this part was completed, the ladies brought forth their well stocked baskets and served up n very snmptuous repast. After spending a couple Of hours in enjoying vocal and instrumental music the company dispersed, with the satis. faction that always follows the doing. of a kind act in . a kindly manner. We understand that Messrs. Dere 4s Cook, of Wint;bam, made the cutter, 'and that the silverware was from Mr. E. P. Cxerater's, Wiughalu; the robes were from Toronto. these counties has twee lii,tlitl. The could eneeeed iu dr:t,win cut the ex- 'thee coutzac t It as await c ant 1 average cant of znailltclltulcu fur titlept•rieuce of older rum than myself I a reeinent signed and then the loin thew - sear for one indigent person in. Iyould he doiub a good wort' fur uiy ing began ; the opposition then t9hew- :twee Llozncs appears to be about.58 self and others as well The time ed their teeth. There was Itis, nut pl'' no bloodshed. A uutnher of cirFzens inclusive of all exponaes of manage- seems to be past in this country when Inept. The average at teudance the growing of grain fur market will got up (a committee and made u raid throughout the year is about 100. yield a competency ; anti as an alter. oa the council, and dared them to Thin wou'd give for this County an native for massive crops of wheat that spend one dollar more tixaal the average or alluual 'expenditure of has been salzptu the vitality fr+au toe amount voted for the Bull. Mr about $5,800 or say $8,000. Tile, land (loran;; the past thirty yeses orEditor, theIrhole trievatice is the Junountofpublic funds .expended for more, the farrnur hied to curl) his extra, $450. .Now,.I propose t1 (3biterne the relief of indigent persons, attention to the growing of etcck. which will relieve what I call clic by the various municipalities Wo think that right it: the outset the poorhouse ooannfittee, fur these gentle - in this county, including the most of us liave a great deal t•, learn men applied to the council for a hear - County O nneil grants for the same . hi this branch of fartuuzg, leah as to ing, and hu the midst of thorn stood a purpose, for the year 1858, was the 1 ieedhn; and breeding. too far as lawyer, with wlpLt they claimed to he :sue: of $-5,232.01. To this must be horses are concerned, the Clydesdale a report of the finances of tat: town, added about 41,000 in each year, or has eucceede4 pretty -well in establi: h- got up by this lawyer. Well, sir, yen $400 per quarter, paid by the County ing themselves as tho animal to satis kuow how a lawyer can comp.ain. for the maintenance of indigent per- - fy the foreign demand and to bring tae said the couucll was at his u"icy sons in the County Goal, or a total ex- the best price, and at tl e saran time to It was a trying time. he lawyer's penditure of about $G,800 for relief • Meet the wants of a general farm colleagues thought he had nailed the purpose alone, out of tho public chest. horse. But when we oom+t to deal council to the mast. And all this In this statement no account is of with cattle, it seems to be uphill work about $450 extra to complete the course taken of the very large amount to get our farmers to see the import. town hall. Mr. Editor, there is a expended in private charity, which if ante of superannuating the sheltered committee in this town, eomposed of there was a Poor House would be (nods lids of the straw stack et favor of a three citizPuf•, who hold r�1 O he tinging redueed. So that, apparently, we aro ;nod comfortable bire and a gond to the Salt iS'PlhJoiut Stock Coinpttuy actually expending mord clow •for our • palatable rashon that will prove which was left by that company to be ineffective and veryunsatisfaetury eer a good substitute for rhe summer invested in the interests of the town vice than we would if we•hadaCounty ranges, and instead of being forced to when the committee sees fit. My proposal is, to satisfy all concerned, to take the $50 and buy a marble slab and place it in the brick work in the front of the hall, and those wish. ing to have their names inseribed on the :lab will be required to pay $50 each. It would only take nixie to makeup the 8450.. I would be one to have my name placed on the slab. IIATEPAYER. it is er.)�fJcted he will promulgate the; Poor House costing us $6,000 a year. consume the little aoeurnulations of ' p 13at, putting aside for the moment the summer months on short pasture Conservative platform, uport which all our present expenditure, which we in order to sustain life and welcome teat party will fight the next general think would be largely saved, the the green sod again so scum as the election for the Ontario Legislature. jactuaLl expense of a Couaty Poor snowbanks disappear, they would grow and retain that already secured. The farmer who cannot briug his bullock to at least 1,200 lbs, at' two years old had better let some other man raise diem for him then to spend Inm- anput at $6,000, this would impose time, labor and feed during three c- an anneal obligation upon each, far• cessive winters, and provide pasture user assessed at say .$4,000 of ouly 80 for as many suthmers, in order , to cents. Surely it is a libel upon the attain to that weight. The prices to rural ratepayer to suggest that • he . is be secured for than weight would not hostile upon the more ground of foot the- bill. A limited experience thenesessary expense involved. But, - en the Glasgow market has convinced aside from the expense, whet. of -rage that our buyers are correct whoChristian duty inthe premises? Is tell us that style and symmetry of it not a disgrace that, in this large shape in a young bullock will bring and prosperous County, the tulforuuu the price of au older aid larger one. ute poor have simply no • place of refuge except the' County Goal, to which a large number of them, guilty of no crime but poverty, are =axiallycommitted? Surely the time. •has ar- rived for the removal of this•leproaeh, by the speedy establishment, at some convenient point in the county, Of the tong desired and moils needed four House. We might say more, hut we hope we have said enough to induce you, the rule for beef. 1(o doubt sir, to take the natter up earnestly, _ average milkers can be got by cross - and to aid by any menus reasonably lug a good beef reale and a nativecow, "within your power of securing im- but experience will prove that the mediate action by_ the next County. farther you get from the native Council, in the establishment of a the poorer milkers you will County Poor House, in which the _ have, but for richness the milk will County poor, the aged, the. frieudless, stand a good test. If milk be the the imbecile, the unfortunate poet-- main object, the better way is to may receive such public support in select from some good milk breed, but their distress as their more fortunate if good marketable beef cattle are fellows, the taxpaying citizens, out of wanted; do not thinkthey can be their abundance can well afford to give found among the narrow fronted ani - them. Believe us, - orals that excel as milkers. While Is ANOTHER column we publish an 1 House is a mere trine, if the burden is evenly borne by all the ratepayers. appeal froin the clergymen of Goder. The last revised assessment of the ich, on the poor house question, The whole county was about $3,0,000,000. arguments in favor of a county poor, If the annual charge for a Poor house house are well put, and the matter should receive the careful considera- tion of the members of the different hnuuicipel councils of the county, as wren as the ratepayers generally. It is a burning shame that a large and prosperous county like Huron has not a place iia: which the indigent poor of the county may be properly oared for. CORRESPOND:INCE. We de not hold ourselves responsible for the opin« ions ot oar Correspondents. Contribeeers to this tlevertment must to brief. P County' Poor house. Go»ziucn, Nov, 30th, 1889. 2o 'ir,a Editor of the "Timm" Dena Silt, -A. County Poor House low long been considered by many a acessity; efforts from time to time to secure one have,. we undereta•ud, been made in the. Uounty Conncit, always resulting so far, in failure. They, roason alleged is the assumed hostility of ttie, riii'al zuuuicipalities, to which, if it e:tists, their representatives in ehe Clounaif very properly defer. We are much nxclined to think, however, that what is called hostility is largely if not eoiely, apathy and indifference, *sod resslbly ats"to some, ignorance of fi le (:ttttlal facts ; easily removable if na few earnest friends of the scheme •wouid give it a little of their time And ettt•Iitioll. With this idea, - and feeling that 4o!rle one must take the initiative, a• inieeting of the local clergymen was held at Goderich recently to consider tate natter, when it was resolved that on effort should be tuadc to obtain the active co-operation of ,the clergy- then and of e,tliereitizene philanthropi tally. inr In pd throughout. the County, to; hold forward the scheme. May we ask fon your earnest assistance in this good work l Many of the Reeves, wP are inforrned•,are Already favorable. Others, we feel sure, would be .person- ally in fitvor of it if they felt that their coutise would be justifies by thair people. To iuflnence the people, therefore, and to get them to think about the matter between now and the time of the next rnunieipal °lee. tions,.st"erns to us to be the plan nt:st likely to head to a successfol result. This may be door; in various ways,. which will uttcur to you. Dee mode g•oulrl he by local discussion on proper eecasu,u,, ,vith a presentation of the eee if pust,iiile to the electors at none- ••:ttiulls of candidates for rnunicipul •'; -. Short petitions to the 'County .-u it'i1 might also be circulated, and :sewn,ively eis;ued as pueslbie iesli„s• wnul1, 00 doubt,, take an, "•y.• part in this. a view of fi$ int': g in the g li h1 own lrglr , folds Jq 1 dolu of establishing a house of inch#s- Mr. P Conroy, of London, was in ou•r breeding purpe.acs. tx in the County of Bruce, wilire s ,dry progress of ealight:3eMena a lack of energy to keep abreeet with : y Y fort midst on Wednesday.—Mr. Cull, a : ;a tts git eyou from ft rep.)rt to his proftsslon, Dat while there is a I S. D. �i > La;;Y;.clp. at the Decetuber .session. Toronto, was in town. this week., This being the case, it will be an easy mater to see the login of the argument that wo.waut to breed some kind of cattle that will develop early and show a well- ruuailecl form. 1 'think that the time has arrived that when you hear people .tails of uombinin; milk and beef ;qualities iu one animal that it is simply twaddle-, for the forJn to be looked for in good milkers will not stand Sincerely yours, R. Unn, D. D., Chairman, W. A. Fovea, B. D„ IS odor St. George's !Church, GEO, RICEARDSO2r, Methodist Minister. T. WEST, Rector St. Peter's [Citureh, JAS. A. AynnRsol+r, 13. A, Knox Church, 3. L. Hv rs oe, Met..hndist .Minister. STOCK RAISING. To tho Editor of the Tnnssr DE.tu Ssit,—As a reader of your popular paper, I have for some time wondered that men of my own Professiou (10 not avail themselves. of its eo umus to a greater degree, to en- deavor to help to bear each other's hardens in this time of extremi- ties in all branches of trade. Of course, a large percent ' ago of tha, farmers of our country r3ad some of the agricultural journals, but I bold it is a (mistake to neglect our own local papers, in order to appear smong the peers in a central paper hearing the trade mark ofsolne Model r)r Experlfnpntal Farts„ or Training his head was through a window and v",llcrol, No doubt bug” lases, done I slaw rtotilieg more, they show breed• trld are doing a good work for the I big To the Editor of tho Times. Mom SIR, —The time is near upon us when selection of representatives to run the tnunicipal machinery will have to be made. Under the existing cirenmstanoes, we cannot afford to accept of the'services of novices and incompetents, who periodically rush uninvited to secure the most import. ant positions, prompted by an inordi- nate desire for popularity, with noth- ing within their composition to war- rant their fitness for positions of trust. The utost casual observer must know by past experience that men of ripe llatticipal knowledge have been ren- dered unavailable for years. being dia. gusted at the incompetents who have the consummate cheek to believe them- selves able to properly fill the • posi- tions their vanity leads them to aspire to. It would evidently be in much better taste and vastly more to the wellbeing of the town,if such charflo- ters would wait nutil asked by the ratepayers to give the time, and their brilliant talents in the services of the -corporation. Several questions of Importance require careful considera• tion of such, for instance, as exten- sion of fire protection, sewage, street lighting, more careful oversight of fin- ance, the badly mixed town hall con- tract, further encouragement to new industries, a more competent; super-. vision of street iruprovements and good feed and good care is indispen- a more efficient and less expensive sante to providing good beef, yet we police force, &c. Now is the time foe think it also necessary that care be -ratepayers to express opinions on the taken in breeding from .well bred several subjects which are in agitation. animals of good form and size. :You ,111 conclusion I would suggest a public may find in a first cross all the per- meeting at an early date, and have faction of an excellent sire, which is a made known thereat the financial good point in securing good bullocks, condition -of the ton t" ":',slta't each and but did you select ane of these as an every elector can aftt,rwares record his animal to breed from,, he might vote for the men be believes most instead of stamping the good points taf capable and worthy of the honors. his own fortn,couple the poorer points Yours truly, of his own dam with the poorer points VOTER. of the female now used and the result in the issue secured be a degraded one, which would be losing time in grading up good stock. A good pedigree will; net atoue for an ill shaped animal, but is neceoary in breeding stock. 11 a calf of good breeding and good flirts and thrifty constitution is made fat during the first three months and that fat is kept on till the calf changes to a bullock, you can depend on having ant animal that will briug the top prion either in the Canadian or Brinell Market. As a pr.'of that Blyth. • As £1r. H. Cook and Mr. J. Hot. land, an old gentleman, were coming out of the station yard, on Tuesday afternoon, the team of colts they were driving took fright and ran away, upset the rig, throwing the occupants out. Mr. Holland had a very narrow escape from being killed, and was very badly cut around the head and faee. The team was caught before much damage was done. One of the horses received a slight cut on the fore lent Doctor Milne was called in and caress= ed the wounds of the old gentleman. Mr. Cook escaped wk.!) a severe shaking up. -- A ' terrible duel occurred at the east end of the town-. on ,Saturday evening,' between two • well known persons. After they bad . fought about two rounds, they called it a draw, each coming out of the con- flict with a black eye and a Small piece ot flesh off each of their noses. -Quite a number attended the Oonservatiye lneet;'1ng held at Smith's Hill on Tues- day, andreport haying a good meeting. —The Young People's Society in con- nection with the Methodist church Glenal�nan. .spent a pleasant evening with their !alas Amelia Metcalfe left last friends, the Hopeful Gleaners of the Sitter -my Inc her home in Michigan.— Presbyterian Church, on Tuesday Mr.rTolzn Scutt is busy making prepnr- evening. ---Mr. Oakes, of Hallett, was atiolzs for the building of a new barn. united in the holy bonds of matrimony Quite a few of our young, people to Miss Mills, daughter of Mr. John availed themselves of hearing the Mills, of the same township, who is grand concert in W`ingham town hall, well known in this vicinity. We w,;sh last Friday :evening. They express them long life, happiness and prosper- their entire satisfaction. -- All ity.- .The entertainment in connection the world's a stage, and men, women with the Presbyterian Sunday School and blacksmiths are the players. The was a grand success, the hall being lhnatkin comedy, put on the stage at filled to its utmost, the proceeds well bred. animals are preferred, an G1eilant)axt lifts reached the fifth set, amounting to about forty threw dollars. old bnyer said to me on the Glasgow wbtere a fairy butt( rftylike flits access --The Household Troops in connection Market, while looping over a bunch of :stile stage to the reat, delectation of with til© Salvation Army will hold a cattle, buy bullocks with horns like iznl-fakers and flip ton ellief players, big Suhilee here to -night (Friday.).— . that (one poiutiug to a .particular , tho male ono i apeeially, inrll'es his : utte a numbor from here icon in the beast,) these horns would sell hint if J exit, exclaiming to his wale friends, - dance held at Mr. J. II. C#repnan.s. on `ranee, and the farmer who do's not I anuthet issued I stamp."niey• say 'somethings rf,a+d study 41(.411 is. s."mainly j as to my idea of the beet breeds for .ttLbd.61"1.n t 'e t how "Come ou, tinedntl'." • Thursday' evening and tripped the light fantastic till the wee sola hours The committee appointed by the of the moxuing.—Mr, G F"eming, of county couneil to report on the wis. Toronto, was in town on Tuoadev,--